On this day in 1968 one photo out of Vietnam shocked for years to come. So why bury it?
Today the Associated Press posts a frame from the photographer’s reel in their “Today in History” photo spray. But it isn’t the image that lasted. Sure, the original is violent and may offend many, but it was a moment in history.
It’s raw. The war was brutal. So how did the Herald play that more stark image? I went digging into our archives to find out.
On Feb. 2, 1968, in the next day’s paper, the Herald ran the iconic image on page 5. Here is the image and link to both that page and the cover:
Herald, Feb. 2, 1968, p1
Herald, Feb. 2, 1968, p5
Why censor this photo? War is ugly, as we’re seeing in Ukraine. Yes, newspapers need to warn readers about graphic images. You just don’t want youngsters to be exposed to too much violence at a young age.
But, running the moment a man is executed on an inside page seems responsible still today. That photo (shown below) resonated for decades and still does.
When writing about history, as this “From the Archives” weekly report and newsletter scribe vows to do, we will dig into our pages from the past to show you how the Herald reported and let you decide if it stands the test of time.
Is this too much? Too little? All archive ideas and comments welcome to [email protected].
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